Rubin Kazan held on to a 1-1 home draw on...

After a slow opening on a surface more suited to grazing cattle than playing football, the game opened up into an end-to-end affair that saw both sides create plenty of chances.

Rubin had the better of the first half, with Ecuadorean midfielder Christian Noboa putting the hosts in front in the 29th minute with a close-range header after Cristian Ansaldi"s cross was headed back across goal by Turkey"s Hasan Kabze.

Just two minutes later, Russia striker Alexander Bukharov - who before kickoff had three goals in three games this season - was put through on the right but his fierce shot was saved by Marwin Hitz in the Wolfsburg goal.

The German champions had demonstrated their threat going forward, but when the halftime whistle blew to give the players some relief from the -10 Celsius temperatures Rubin deserved their slim lead.

Wolfsburg began to stretch the home defense as the second half wore on, and got a deserved equalizer from Zvjezdan Misimovic, the

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